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CPKC adds June stop in Winnipeg to steam tour

By Trains Staff | April 30, 2024

June 30 event will be on return leg of 2816 trip

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Three-quarter shot of 4-6-4 steam locomotive with maroon trim and tender
CP 2816 and the Final Spike Steam Tour train are captured south of Pasqua, Saskatchewan, on April 29, 2024. CPKC has added a new stop to the tour in Winnipeg on June 30. Anderew Meinzer

WINNIPEG, Manitoba — CPKC has added a Winnipeg stop during the return leg of its Final Spike Steam Tour with 4-6-4 No. 2816, the railroad announced late Monday.

The railroad said in a Facebook post that the locomotive would make a “special stop” in Winnipeg on June 30. The engine will be on display at the railroad’s yard at 949 Jarvis Avenue from noon to 4 p.m.

The tour’s events had been scheduled to conclude with the train’s arrival in Mexico City on June 4.

The tour continues today (April 30) with an appearance in Minot, N.D., scheduled for 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Main Street North grade crossing.

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